Notre Dame Pro-Day

Mike Frank / Irish Eyes

03/21/2003

Mike Frank of Irish Eyes, (NotreDame.theinsiders.com) fills us in and a few of the happenings during yesterdays Pro-Day in South Bend.

Sean Mahan worked out at Indy and performed very well. Since he was
very happy with his results (as were all the clubs expressing interest in him),
he did not participate in any combine drills today at ND's pro day (March 19).
He DID work out with the other offensive lineman (including snapping and shotgun
snapping), and all the feedback was positive. He measured 6' 3 1/4" and
weighed a little over 302 lbs. today. He will be performing offensive line
drills at the March 26 pro day at the request of a number of o-line
coaches.

Arnaz Battle participated in the forty and drastically improved his time
from the combine ... he had a 4.43 best and 4.46 average, long jump (10-foot-1)
and vertical jump (34-inch). He also caught the ball well in the receiver drills
and fielded punts outside for several scouts/coaches -- didn't drop a ball. He
measured 6' 1 1/2" and 210 lbs.

Safety Ron Israel (street FA, '02 undrafted rookie w/ Washington
Redskins) returned to campus and worked out extremely well. His forty times
averaged in the high 4.4s (don't have numbers yet), he posted a 4.00 short
shuttle, a 6.95 3-cone, 20 reps on the bench, a 10-foot-4 long jump and a
35-inch vertical. He measured 6' 1" and 205 lbs. He's got a visit scheduled
next week with the Broncos (postponed from today due to weather). As you
may or may not know, ALL ND Pro Day drills take place on turf, including the
40-yard-dash. Therefore, no time is added or deducted for comparison purposes to
the national scouting combine in Indy.

Also:Jeff Faine impressed weighing in at 6-3/298 and turning in a 4.9 -forty,
36-inch vertical jump, 10-foot long jump, 25 reps on the bench press, 4.28 short
shuttle, and 7.16 cone drill.